Kim So-young (taekwondo)

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Kim So-young
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1966-06-12) June 12, 1966 (age 57)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Barcelona Featherweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Seoul Featherweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Kathmandu -55 kg
Korean name
Hangul
김소영
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim So-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Kim So-yǒng

Kim So-young (born 12 June 1966) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.

She won a gold medal in featherweight at the 1987 World Taekwondo Championships in Barcelona, and a gold medal in featherweight at the 1989 World Taekwondo Championships in Seoul. She won a gold medal at the 1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Kathmandu. [1]

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References

  1. "Kim, So-young". taekwondodata.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.